Published on 12, July, 2020
A brief discussion with Mr T reminded me of a song that means more to me now than it did at the time.
I'll leave it to Mr T to post that song,
Mine is
As far as I can guess it is about putting on a brave face to be with your loved one. It brings me to tears every time. In my 20s it was just a song that I liked.
[Verse]We live on a mountain right at the topThere's a beautiful view from the top of the mountainEvery morning I walk towards the edgeAnd throw little things offLike car parts, bottles, and cutleryOr whatever I find lying around
[Pre-Chorus]It's become a habitA way to start the day
[Chorus]I go through all this before you wake upSo I can feel happier to be safe up here with youI go through all this before you wake upSo I can feel happier to be safe up here with you
[Verse]It's early morning, no one is awakeI'm back at my cliff, still throwing things offI listen to the sounds they make on their way downI follow with my eyes till they crashI imagine what my body would sound likeSlamming against those rocks
The Life of Riley by The Lightening Seeds is one I have only appreciated since becoming a dad. Its all about the lead singers son being born and just being scared and confused about the future and being a new parent but just having this belief that everything is going to be allright and his boy is going to have a good life.
The song that changed my life was Common People by Pulp. I first heard it on the stereo while working in Sports Direct in 2008 and I asked my uncle, who had a massive record collection, what it was and he gave me the Different Class CD. I listened to the whole album and it changed how I saw the world
My sons' middle name is Riley primarily because of this song.